While the quality of the original terminals, which are made of nice thick card stock, is high - their actual application leaves a lot to be desired. The cog markers just rest in recess on the card rather than pegging in. Plus, they take up a lot of table real estate. Not to mention the fact that before today players had to buy them for each Titan and banner of Knights they own / plan to play (not individually, they came in packs, but you still had to buy them).
All of this was fine before. It was not the end of the world and Titanicus was still an exceptionally playable and enjoyable game. I humbly submit that it is the best ruleset the company has produced in over a decade. Playing with the cards did not ruin that.
But this is better. Improving something that was not really broken but was less than optimal is a marvelous step forward. Games Workshop should strongly consider continuing this practice and expanding it to its other products.
And lord knows it will probably help them sell more Titanicus units. Knights in particular (especially Cerastus Knights), whose terminal cards have always been difficult to obtain, will probably get picked up by some folks who were frustrated by not being able to legitimately field them before due to stock issues.
I do not confuse this move with altruism, it is in Games Workshop's best pecuniary interests to foster the growth of this game and its community. But the company has been slow to acknowledge that this kind of move can be beneficial, so I am glad to see it take a step in that direction.
* Adeptus Titanicus image is from Games Workshop's Warhammer Community site. It is used without permission. If the rights holder desires that it be taken down then it will be.
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